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FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) will launch a digital client identification tool to assist advisers identify and verify their clients for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) purposes. FAAA SafeID, an end-to-end ...

HNW investors prioritise trust and human connection: Praemium

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... rank trust as the most important factor in their adviser relationships, before investment performance (22%) and strategic advice (13%). Investors look to advisers for holistic insights developed through building a personal relationship based on trust ...

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
HUB24 has taken an equity stake in Finura Digital, the parent company to Advice Designer, a SaaS platform that helps financial advisers automate their advice production processes. In addition, HUB24 will introduce myhub, an "ecosystem concept" being ...

Human biases call for simpler retirement framework: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Financial advisers need to tackle inherent behavioural bias in members and build simpler frameworks to improve retirement outcomes, according to research by Industry Fund Services (IFS). The whitepaper, published in collaboration with Challenger, identified ...

SQM vows to 'respectfully' defend ASIC case

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Almost a week after ASIC decided to take the research house to court over 'favourable' ratings of the Shield Master Fund, SQM Research has confirmed it will defend itself against the allegations. In a statement overnight, SQM Research managing director ...

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... early and act sooner. "The social licence of the whole system relies on strong trust in super and strong trust in good advice - and Australians rightly expect there to be strong uniform consumer protections across the entire system," SMC said. "The collapses ...

Estimated CSLR levy comes in at $127m for FY27

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is estimating the sub-sector levy to be payable by the financial advice industry in FY27 will be $126.9 million - but that doesn't account for First Guardian and Shield. In total, the initial estimate ...

AustralianSuper's 'ambitious' advice goal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
AustralianSuper head of superannuation and investment products Dena Brockie said the $380 billion super fund is aiming to provide personalised guidance to all its members by 2035. Speaking at the ASFA Conference 2025, Brockie said the super fund is ...

MST Financial acquires FIIG Securities' unit, boosts assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
MST Financial has bolstered its funds under management and advice to $700 million with the acquisition of FIIG Securities' asset management unit from AUSIEX. After acquiring FIIG in May, AUSIEX has transferred the former's income managed funds and individually ...

ASIC acts against MWL, its director and lead generator

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
ASIC is taking legal action against MWL Financial Services, its former director Nicholas Maikousis, and lead generator Imperial Capital Group Australia over alleged Shield advice failures. ASIC alleges that MWL operated a business model that provided ...